棕(zong)(zong)櫚,屬(shu)棕(zong)(zong)櫚科常綠喬木(mu),高可達(da)7米;干圓(yuan)柱形(xing)(xing),葉片(pian)近圓(yuan)形(xing)(xing),葉柄兩側具(ju)細圓(yuan)齒,花(hua)序粗壯,雌(ci)雄異株。花(hua)黃綠色,卵球(qiu)形(xing)(xing);果實闊(kuo)腎(shen)形(xing)(xing),有(you)臍(qi),成熟(shu)時(shi)由(you)黃色變為淡藍(lan)色,有(you)白粉,種子(zi)胚乳角質。花(hua)期(qi)4月,果期(qi)12月。棕(zong)(zong)櫚原(yuan)產(chan)于中國。棕(zong)(zong)櫚是世界上最耐寒的棕(zong)(zong)櫚科植物之(zhi)一,除西藏外我(wo)國秦嶺(ling)以南地區均有(you)分布(bu),北起陜西南部,南到(dao)廣東(dong)、廣西和云南、西達(da)西藏邊界,東(dong)至上海浙江。棕(zong)(zong)櫚樹(shu)(shu)栽于庭院、路(lu)邊及花(hua)壇之(zhi)中,樹(shu)(shu)勢(shi)挺拔(ba),葉色蔥蘢,適(shi)于四季(ji)觀賞(shang)。木(mu)材可以制器具(ju)。棕(zong)(zong)櫚葉鞘為扇子(zi)型,有(you)棕(zong)(zong)纖維,葉可制扇、帽等工(gong)藝品,根入藥。